Theresa May must be ready to quit EU without trade deal

TO get a good deal from the EU Theresa May needs to use sensible negotiating tactics.

PUBLISHED: PUBLISHED: 00:01, Fri, Jan 13, 2017

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Theresa May must be prepared to walk away from the negotiating table

The most obvious is that, as senior Tory MEP Syed Kamall has suggested, she must be prepared to walk away from the negotiating table.

Imagine haggling over the price of a second-hand car if the seller knew you were going to buy it whatever happened. You would end up paying over the odds. This is effectively what David Cameron did during his prereferendum renegotiation attempt.